1.Validation of the Chinese version of ureteral stent symptom questionnaire
Kai MA ; Xingke QU ; Qingquan XU ; Liulin XIONG ; Xiongjun YE ; Lizhe AN ; Weinan CHEN ; Xiaobo HUANG
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2021;20(5):587-593
Objectives:To validate the Chinese version of the Ureteral Stent Symptoms Questionnaire(Chinese-USSQ) in patients with an indwelling ureteral stent.Methods:The original USSQ was translated into Chinese and linguistically validated following the cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures.A total of 83 patients (cases) with indwelling ureteral stent and 90 healthy subjects (controls) were asked to complete the Chinese-USSQ as well as European Quality of Life Visual Analogue scale(EQ-VAS)(for both genders), the International Prostate Symptom Scale (IPSS) (for male), and Urogenital Distress Inventory-6 (for female). Patients were evaluated at weeks 1 and 4 after stent placement and at week 4 after removal. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were analyzed.Results:The Chinese version of USSQ include 43 items, which addressed various domains of health(6 sections) covering urinary symptoms, pain, general health, work performance and sexual matters with additional problems. A total of 78 patients(45 males and 33 females) and 90 controls (41 males and 49 females)were included for analysis. Internal consistencies (Cronbach′s α coefficients: 0.60-0.78) and test-retest reliability (Spearman correlation coefficient: 0.69-0.91) were satisfactory for urinary symptom, body pain, general health, and work performance domains. Most USSQ domains showed moderate correlations with each other. The convergent validity determined by correlation between other instruments and corresponding USSQ domain was satisfactory. At week 4 it was moderate for the urinary symptoms index compared to the IPSS in men(Spearman correlation coefficient>0.60), for the urinalry symptoms index compared to the UDI-6 score in women(Spearman correlation coefficient 0.52).Sensitivity to change and discriminant validity were also good in most domains ( P<0.01). Only a small proportion of the study population had an active sexual life with the stent in situ, which limited its analysis. Only 1(1.3%) and 6(7.7%) patients had an active sex life at week 1 and 4 after stent placement; meanwhile, 34(43.6%) patents were sexually active at week 4 after stent removal. Conclusion:The Chinese version of the USSQ is a reliable and valid instrument that can be used for Chinese patients with a indwelling ureteral stent in the clinical and research settings.
2.Risk factor analysis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in type 2 diabetics after percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Zhenjie ZHU ; Qingquan XU ; Xiaobo HUANG ; Yang HONG ; Qingya YANG ; Shu WANG ; Lizhe AN ; Tao XU
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2016;48(4):643-649
Objective:To evaluate the risk factors of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in the patients with type 2 diabetes diagnosed with kidney stone after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).Methods:In this study,461 patients with type 2 diabetes who received PCNL in Peking Uni-versity People’s Hospital from June 2006 to December 2015 were reviewed.There were 281 males and 180 females with an average age of 57 years were included,of whom,137 were diagnosed with SIRS after PCNL.The demographic data,clinical features,and test results were compared between the patients with SIRS and without SIRS,trying to identify the correlation between their clinical characters and the occur-rence of SIRS.Results:The SIRS was significantly correlated with the patients’preoperative white blood cell counting (×109 /L)[7.76 (4.00 -17.96)vs.6.31 (2.00 -17.40),P <0.001 ],preopera-tional blood glucose level (mmol /L)[7.30 (3.08 -19.90)vs.6.40 (3.42 -16.78),P <0.001], operative time (min)[75 (20 -270)vs.60 (20 -200),P <0.001 ],length of stay (d)[12 (2 -46)vs.11 (3 -29),P =0.019],staghorn stones [38.8% (33 /85)vs.27.7% (104 /376),P =0.042],and preoperational urinary tract infection [36.8% (50 /136)vs.26.6% (81 /304),P =0.032].There was no significant correlation between the SIRS and the patients’age,body mass index, preoperative hemoglobin level,preoperative serum creatinine,and transfusion.In multivariate analysis, abnormal preoperative white blood cell counting (OR =3.194,95% CI:1.531 -6.666,P =0.002), operative time longer than 60 min (OR =1.635,95% CI:1.088 -2.456,P =0.018),and preopera-tional blood glucose level higher than normal 7.1 mmol /L were significantly correlated with the presence of SIRS.Conclusion:The high level of preoperational blood glucose,abnormal preoperative white blood cell counting,and long operative time were significantly correlated with the presence of SIRS in patients with type 2 diabetes after PCNL.
3.Treatment with portal vein-hepatic artery shunt for liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension in pigs
Qinghua LIAO ; Lei TIAN ; Weijian LIN ; Xianhua WU ; Lizhe HUANG ; Haitian ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2013;19(9):706-710
Objective To observe the therapeutic effects of end-to-side and side-to-side portal vein-hepatic artery shunts (P-H shunt) in pigs with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension.Methods There were 15 pigs in each group (control and experimental),and the P-H shunt was made in each animal to observe the process of blood flow into the liver and the reduction of portal vein blood pressure.Results The portal vein pressures before the P-H shunt of pigs in the control and experimental group were (20.51±0.74) cm H2O (1 cm H2O=0.098 kPa) and (30.82±2.53) cm H2O respectively (P<0.05).Portal vein pressures 30 days after the P-H shunt were(19.75±0.84) cm H2O and (20.84± 1.36) cm H2 O respectively (P>0.05).The portal vein pressure differences of pigs in the control and experimental group before P-H shunt were (7.20±0.34) cm H2O and (17.34±0.62) cm H2O respectively (P<0.05).Pressures differences 30 days after the P-H shunt were (6.40±0.21) cm H2O and (7.84 ± 1.32) cm H2O respectively (P<0.05).Splenic vein injection of methylene blue after the P-H shunt operation stained the liver well.No necrosis and hepatic encephalopathy occurred for 30 days after the P-H shunt,and the splenomegaly gradually returned to normal.Liver function was most affected after the operation and other biochemical markers were least affected.Conclusions The P-H shunt changed the channel of blood flow into the liver,the portal hemodynamic was not affected,and a new balanced mechanism was established to maintain the portal hemodynamic stability.However,further treatment was needed for liver function recovery.
4. Effects of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the treatment of medullary sponge kidney with calculi
Yang HONG ; Qingquan XU ; Xiaobo HUANG ; Zhenjie ZHU ; Haiyun YE ; Fengshi ZHANG ; Qingya YANG ; Lizhe AN ; Tao XU
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2017;55(10):742-745
Objective:
To evaluate the effects of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in the treatment of medullary sponge kidney with calculi.
Methods:
A total of 77 patients (91 renal units) of medullary sponge kidney with calculi (MSK group) and 77 patients (77 renal units) with common kidney stone (control group) received PNL at Department of Urology in Peking University People′s Hospital from September 2006 to February 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. The MSK group included 33 males and 44 females with a mean age of (42.1±13.2) years, the mean stone burden was (3.9±1.8) cm. The control group included 36 males and 41 females with a mean age of (45.3±13.0) years, the mean stone burden was (3.6±1.5) cm. The numbers of tracts, the time of operation, the drop of hemoglobin, the change of creatine, the time of hospitalization, the stone free rate and major complications were compared between the two groups. The measurement data and numeration data were compared with